InstaFriday - Today is a Special Day!

First things first.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful mama today!  

We really BIG love you and can't wait to see you at the end of the month!

Now, onto our week...

 Try as I might to set the calendar on my phone, I just need to see it on paper.  Enter Much Ado About You!  Emmy and her crew have the cutest planners around town and the LOU will be mine soon!  Can't wait to get it in the mail sometime this week!  Kyan was illin' on Friday.  Throat felt funny, white as a ghost in the face, legs were weak, thought he was going to puke.  Poor boy.  I rushed him to the doctor thinking he had strep (he always has strep, I swear), but turns out, he just needed to eat.  That dang expander in his mouth was hard getting used to.  He finally has it down, but didn't really eat for two days and of course his body was acting crazy!  By lunchtime, he was a whole new kid!  He is eating food quite nicely now, we are just getting used to the slurping sound 'round these parts!  Lola wanted to go with me on one of my walks, so I pushed her in her stroller that was too small for her and the miles we took on!  But, she was so much fun to have tag along and sang to the ipod or talked to me the entire time!

 Before we walked though, we were able to eat a yummy dinner!  Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos, Cilantro-Lime Rice (that tastes exactly like Chipotle) and Watermelon!  So delicious and another crock pot success!  Quick question for my birthday mama...why did we never cook using one of these growing up (but I still love you)?!

 Saturday I was crock pot cookin' again!  This time around it was Brown Sugar & Balsamic Vinegar Glazed Pork Loin, Baked Hasselback Potatoes, and Asparagus.  Kyan loved this and gobbled it up!  He even asked if we could have it again, you know it is really good when that happens!  While the crock pot was doin' its thing, Lola and I went to get manicures and pedicures!  Not before she ran around the house being SpideyGirl of course!

 Again, while dinner was cooking away, the kids enjoyed bowling at a friends birthday party!

 Sunday we celebrated Father's Day the best way we knew how, out by the pool!  But first daddy had to get his workout in, you know, bench pressing the kids after they gave him his present!  We enjoyed dinner over at Rae Lynn's house with the rest of the family to celebrate all of the boys!  And just in case you were wondering what we are eating for our summer supper club, you can get a sneak peek up there in the corner!  It is going to be yummy!

 Lola has been money this summer taking naps, I just think I need to get her maybe one more stuffed animal to sleep with, don't you?!  While walking Monday night, I saw a beautiful sunset over the White Tank Mountains!  Then I came home to those two in the middle!  Bwah!  Lola was giving Kyan a back massage using a Hello Kitty pencil she got from a birthday goody bag!  So thankful my kids get along like they do!

 Tuesday I woke up the kids at the butt-crack of dawn to go visit Grandpa and Grandma Shipe over in the east valley.  They have treasures over there and a hunting we did go!  I came home with that cabinet in the corner and a love seat that is out of this world (although Chad might beg to differ)!  I joined in on Lola's nap, we were wiped after our super early morning out and about!  We make a special spot on the couch and take naps there most days!  I walked by myself and figured out a way to keep my water cold, although carrying that big old pink bottle is heavy at the beginning, it is worth it at the end when I have something to drink that isn't 80 degrees!  I need to invest in a camelback, as I am going to continue to walk this summer in 110 degree (give or take a few degrees) heat!

 While I swore I wasn't going to do turquoise, I ended up with that very shade (although it is much lighter than I usually go).  Krylon's Ocean Breeze just tugged at all of my heart strings and felt like the right one.  Wednesday was a day for spraying and spraying and spraying!  I think I got 5 good layers on the piece of furniture and a ton on my feet (never fails) and up my nose (TMI, but all of my nose hairs and boogers were Ocean Breeze that day)!  I cleaned up alright though and snapped a picture with my hubby, love him.  He actually smiled too, on the first try, no silly faces!  Shocker!

As if I wasn't taking on a big enough project with the refinishing of the furniture, I made a new wreath for my door, in preparation for summer supper club coming up next weekend, A Paper Umbrella Wreath!  I saw it on pinterest and knew I had to make it for the party, as it went perfectly with our Caribbean theme!  If I am being perfectly honest though, I was avoiding sanding that sucker down and needed a quick distraction.  After an house I was done with the wreath (Lola helped me) and got down to business.

 While the furniture looked good a solid Ocean Breeze, I knew it was going in the kids play room and it was going to get dinged up over the years, so I had to help that process along.  I sanded it by hand and you'll have to either follow me on instagram to see how it turns out (jenni_roseland) or stay tuned until next Friday, where I am sure I will have it revealed, final touches are going to happen today!  I took a challenge to run/jog/walk/crawl (ok, not really crawl) 40 miles in June and I made it last night!  Way earlier than expected!  I am going to do a post on the challenge by itself, as it was a lot more for me than just reaching that number (although it was so exciting last night)!  Looking forward to seeing how many miles over I can get before the end of the month!  To celebrate, took my girl to a new yogurt place (Yogurtini) that opened down the street.  She ate yogurt, while I ate subway!  I did try a few bites of the yogurt and it was delicious!  We will be going back there for sure!

Happy Weekend Y'all!  

Linking up with Jeannett, because she has the coolest party in town!

One more week until I see my long, lost brother!  I miss you Joel!